Works by Susan Anderson
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- Machine Ethics.Michael Anderson &Susan Leigh Anderson (eds.) -2011 - Cambridge Univ. Press.The essays in this volume represent the first steps by philosophers and artificial intelligence researchers toward explaining why it is necessary to add an ...
- A Prima Facie Duty Approach to Machine Ethics Machine Learning of Features of Ethical Dilemmas, Prima Facie Duties, and Decision Principles through a Dialogue with Ethicists.Susan Leigh Anderson &Michael Anderson -2011 - In Michael Anderson & Susan Leigh Anderson,Machine Ethics. Cambridge Univ. Press.
- (1 other version)Asimov’s “three laws of robotics” and machine metaethics.Susan Leigh Anderson -2008 -AI and Society 22 (4):477-493.Using Asimov’s “Bicentennial Man” as a springboard, a number of metaethical issues concerning the emerging field of machine ethics are discussed. Although the ultimate goal of machine ethics is to create autonomous ethical machines, this presents a number of challenges. A good way to begin the task of making ethics computable is to create a program that enables a machine to act an ethical advisor to human beings. This project, unlike creating an autonomous ethical machine, will not require that we (...) make a judgment about the ethical status of the machine itself, a judgment that will be particularly difficult to make. Finally, it is argued that Asimov’s “three laws of robotics” are an unsatisfactory basis for machine ethics, regardless of the status of the machine. (shrink)
- Coconsciousness and numerical identity of the person.Susan Leigh Anderson -1976 -Philosophical Studies 30 (July):1-10.The phenomenon of multiple personality--Like the "split-Brain" phenomenon--Involves a disintegration of the normally unified self to the point where one must question whether there is one, Or more than one, Person associated with the body even at a single moment in time. Besides the traditional problem of determining identity over time, There is now a new problem of personal identity--Determining identity at a single moment in time. We need the conceptual apparatus to talk about this new problem and a test, (...) Like the one I propose, For determining the number of persons associated with a body at a single moment in time. (shrink)
- Machine Metaethics.Susan Leigh Anderson -2011 - In Michael Anderson & Susan Leigh Anderson,Machine Ethics. Cambridge Univ. Press.
- An approach for combining ethical principles with public opinion to guide public policy.Edmond Awad,Michael Anderson,Susan Leigh Anderson &Beishui Liao -2020 -Artificial Intelligence 287 (C):103349.
- Towards Moral Machines: A Discussion with Michael Anderson and Susan Leigh Anderson.Michael Anderson,Susan Leigh Anderson,Alkis Gounaris &George Kosteletos -2021 -Conatus 6 (1).At the turn of the 21st century, Susan Leigh Anderson and Michael Anderson conceived and introduced the Machine Ethics research program, that aimed to highlight the requirements under which autonomous artificial intelligence systems could demonstrate ethical behavior guided by moral values, and at the same time to show that these values, as well as ethics in general, can be representable and computable. Today, the interaction between humans and AI entities is already part of our everyday lives; in the near future (...) it is expected to play a key role in scientific research, medical practice, public administration, education and other fields of civic life. In view of this, the debate over the ethical behavior of machines is more crucial than ever and the search for answers, directions and regulations is imperative at an academic, institutional as well as at a technical level. Our discussion with the two inspirers and originators of Machine Ethics highlights the epistemological, metaphysical and ethical questions arising by this project, as well as the realistic and pragmatic demands that dominate artificial intelligence and robotics research programs. Most of all, however, it sheds light upon the contribution of Susan and Michael Anderson regarding the introduction and undertaking of a main objective related to the creation of ethical autonomous agents, that will not be based on the “imperfect” patterns of human behavior, or on preloaded hierarchical laws and human-centric values. (shrink)
- Once people understand that machine ethics is concerned with how intelligent machines should behave, they often maintain that Isaac Asimov has already given us an ideal set of rules for such machines. They have in mind Asimov's three laws of robotics: 1. a robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human.Susan Leigh Anderson -2011 - In Michael Anderson & Susan Leigh Anderson,Machine Ethics. Cambridge Univ. Press.
- Plantinga and the Free Will Defense.Susan L. Anderson -2017 -Pacific Philosophical Quarterly 62 (3):274-281.
- Philosophical Concerns with Machine Ethics.Susan Leigh Anderson -2011 - In Michael Anderson & Susan Leigh Anderson,Machine Ethics. Cambridge Univ. Press.
- How Machines Can Advance Ethics.Susan Leigh Anderson &Michael Anderson -2009 -Philosophy Now 72:17-19.
- The Substantive Center Theory versus the Bundle Theory.Susan Leigh Anderson -1978 -The Monist 61 (1):96-108.Whether the mind is thought to be physical or non-physical, philosophers generally agree that there is an intimate connection between the mind and the self. Dualists have always maintained that the person is his mind and that he just happens to have a particular body. There has also been support for this in classical and contemporary literature on personal identity in the discussions of numerous hypothetical cases involving the transfer of “mental contents” from one body to another, often in the (...) form of “brain transplants”. In connection with each case the following question was raised: Does mental continuity guarantee that one will be the same person or is spatio-temporal continuity necessary? Most philosophers have thought that spatio-temporal continuity is not necessary, but that mental continuity is. Finally, very recently there has been much interest in two types of abnormal phenomena—the “split-brain” and multiple personalities—which give indications of there being more than one mental stream associated with a single body and, as a result, philosophers discussing these phenomena have thought that there is good reason to think of there being more than one self involved in such cases. (shrink)
- Being Morally Responsible for an Action Versus Acting Responsibly or Irresponsibly.Susan Leigh Anderson -1995 -Journal of Philosophical Research 20:451-462.In her article “Asymmetrical Freedom,” and more recently in her book Freedom Within Reason, Susan Wolf claims to have given us a new theory to account for when we can be held morally responsible for our actions. I believe that she has confused “being morally responsible for an action” with “acting responsibly or irresponsibly.” I will argue that Wolf has given us a nice analysis of the latter concepts, but not of the former one as she intended. I do not (...) believe that she is alone in not appreciating the distinction between these different concepts, but I wiII focus on her work as being a particularly good example of how confusing them can lead to an incorrect account of moral responsibility. (shrink)
- Evil.Susan Leigh Anderson -1990 -Journal of Value Inquiry 24 (1):43-53.
- The Libertarian Conception of Freedom.Susan Leigh Anderson -1981 -International Philosophical Quarterly 21 (4):391-404.
- Philosophy and fiction.Susan L. Anderson -1992 -Metaphilosophy 23 (3):203-213.
- A Philosophical Analysis of the Phenomenon of Multiple Personality in Connection with the Problem of Personal Identity.Susan Leigh Anderson -1974 - Dissertation, University of California, Los AngelesExport citation
Bookmark - A Picture of the Self Which Supports Moral Responsibility.Susan Leigh Anderson -1991 -The Monist 74 (1):43-54.Let us assume that we can hold at least some people morally responsible for at least some of their actions. What sort of picture of the self is compatible with that assumption? In particular, we need to ask the question of whether we can hold people responsible for actions which follow inevitably from their characters being what they are.
- Chisholm's argument to show that a person cannot be an ens successivum.Susan Leigh Anderson -1980 -Philosophical Studies 37 (1):111 - 113.
- Criticisms of Liberal/Feminist Views on Abortion.Susan Leigh Anderson -1987 -Public Affairs Quarterly 1 (2):83-96.
- Evolutionary Futurism in Stapledon’s Star Maker.Susan A. Anderson -1975 -Process Studies 5 (2):123-128.
- Equal Opportunity, Freedom and Sex-Stereotyping.Susan Leigh Anderson -1991 -Journal of Philosophical Research 16:1-10.Michael Levin, in Feminism and Freedom, argues that sex-stereotyping is inevitable and legitimate since there are innate non-anatomical differences between the sexes. He, further, believes that sex-stereotyping is compatible with members of both sexes acting freely and having equal opportunity in the job market and other areas of life. I will attack both claims, but I will particularly concentrate on the second one. I believe that Levin is only able to make his view sound plausible because of his minimal definitions (...) of “freedom” and “equal opportunity” which I shall argue are not acceptable. The result of his mistake is that he presents us with a false dilemma: We must choose between either a Libertarian ideal---which includes freedom, equal opportunity, the inevitable sex-stereotyping and resulting patriarchal society (since it cannot be eliminated voluntarily)---and Feminism---which denies the legitimacy of sex-stereotyping, insists that unequal outcome means inequality of opportunity and so supports a quota system, and attempts to accomplish its aims, at great cost, by depriving people of freedom. (shrink)
- Invitation to Philosophy.Susan Leigh Anderson -1986 -Teaching Philosophy 9 (4):375-377.
- Kierkegaard’s Solutions to Three Metaethical Problems.Susan Anderson -2007 -Ethics 4 (3):199-205.Export citation Bookmark
- Mill's Life.Susan Leigh Anderson -2006 - In Henry West,The Blackwell Guide to Mill's Utilitarianism. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 9–25.This chapter contains section titled: References.
- Natural rights and the individualism versus collectivism debate.Susan Leigh Anderson -1995 -Journal of Value Inquiry 29 (3):307-316.
- On Dostoevsky.Susan Leigh Anderson -2001 - Cengage Learning.This brief text assists students in understanding Dostoevsky's philosophy and thinking so they can more fully engage in useful, intelligent class dialogue and improve their understanding of course content. Part of the Wadsworth Notes Series, (which will eventually consist of approximately 100 titles, each focusing on a single "thinker" from ancient times to the present), ON DOSTOEVSKY is written by a philosopher deeply versed in the philosophy of this key thinker. Like other books in the series, this concise book offers (...) sufficient insight into the thinking of a notable philosopher, better enabling students to engage in reading and to discuss the material in class and on paper. (shrink)
- Problems in developing a practical theory of moral responsibility.Susan Leigh Anderson -1996 -Journal of Value Inquiry 30 (3):415-425.
- Part I The Background of Mill's Utilitarianism.Susan Leigh Anderson &Gerald J. Postema -2006 - In Henry West,The Blackwell Guide to Mill's Utilitarianism. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 9.
- The Current Crisis in American Morality: How Big Business Has Contributed to, and Ought to Address, the Crisis.Susan Anderson -2005 -Essays in Philosophy 6 (2):1-9.In this paper, I argue that several features of Big Business in the United States, and its influence on our society, have caused far too many Americans to stop thinking about what is morally right as they choose their actions. An ethical vacuum has been created that Big Business has been only too glad to fill with questionable values that Americans have absorbed without consciously embracing. The time is right, and the stakes have never been higher, for us to reflect (...) on our values and change our thinking and behavior. Big Business and Philosophy each have important roles to play — one because of the power it now has and the other because of the power it ought to have — if we are to improve the moral climate in this country. (shrink)
- The Cloning of Human Beings.Susan Anderson -1998 -The Paideia Archive: Twentieth World Congress of Philosophy 4:1-6.I examine five concerns held by the general population regarding human cloning and argue that they show either a misunderstanding about the process and/or result of cloning, or else ignorance about what we already do. Put differently, I argue that human cloning is not in principle more questionable than other current practices. However, I do have serious concerns about the uses to which the new technology will be put. I argue that the reasons currently proposed for human cloning are not (...) persuasive. My position is that human cloning is not objectionable in principle, but practical application of the technology raises serious concerns. In my opinion, present circumstances do not seem to warrant it. (shrink)No categories
- The Status of Frozen Embryos.Susan Leigh Anderson -1990 -Public Affairs Quarterly 4 (4):311-322.
- Teaching today's students how to examine ethical issues and be more actively involved in the learning process.Susan Leigh Anderson -2003 -Journal of Academic Ethics 1 (2):189-198.In response to the difficulty of teaching an increasingly large number of students who are ill prepared for the sort of abstract thinking and well-structured essay writing that are essential to the field of Philosophy, I have discovered a five-step method for teaching students in my Philosophy and Social Ethics course how to examine any ethical issue and write well-structured essays discussing the issue. Just as important, students are now required to take more responsibility for the learning process which, I (...) believe, is an appropriate goal for a course in Ethics. (shrink)
- Ethical and political issues.White Plague,George J. Annas,Susan Schneider,John Leslie &Susan Leigh Anderson -2009 - In Susan Schneider,Science Fiction and Philosophy: From Time Travel to Superintelligence. Wiley-Blackwell.
- Mill on God: The Pervasiveness and Elusiveness of Mill's Religious Thought - By Alan P.F. Sell.Susan Leigh Anderson -2006 -Philosophical Books 47 (4):359-360.
- The status of machine ethics: A report from the AAAI symposium. [REVIEW]Michael Anderson &Susan Leigh Anderson -2007 -Minds and Machines 17 (1):1-10.This paper is a summary and evaluation of work presented at the AAAI 2005 Fall Symposium on Machine Ethics that brought together participants from the fields of Computer Science and Philosophy to the end of clarifying the nature of this newly emerging field and discussing different approaches one could take towards realizing the ultimate goal of creating an ethical machine.
- A Rulebook for Arguments. [REVIEW]Susan Leigh Anderson -1987 -Teaching Philosophy 10 (2):156-157.
- Getting Better. [REVIEW]Susan Leigh Anderson -1982 -Teaching Philosophy 5 (3):243-244.
- Introducing Logic, Epistemology and Ethics. [REVIEW]Susan Leigh Anderson -1988 -Teaching Philosophy 11 (3):254-255.
- Philosophy Handbooks. [REVIEW]Susan Leigh Anderson -1979 -Teaching Philosophy 3 (2):219-224.
- Student Handbooks. [REVIEW]Susan Leigh Anderson -1985 -Teaching Philosophy 8 (1):72-76.
- Wisdom without Answers, a Guide to the Experience of Philosophy. [REVIEW]Susan Leigh Anderson -1989 -Teaching Philosophy 12 (3):257-258.
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